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October 15, 2009
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'Frankencamera': A Giant Leap For Digital Photos?
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EnlargeLinda A. Cicero/Stanford News Service
Computer science professor Marc Levoy of Stanford shows off his prototype 'Frankencamera.' It allows programs to be downloaded, much like the iPhone does, and might just change the future of photography.
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It's big. It's ugly. And it's made from recycled parts, at least for now. It's called the 'Frankencamera' — and it might someday change the way you take pictures.

Computer scientists at Stanford University say the new camera works something like an iPhone: It can be altered in nearly infinite ways, depending on the applications downloaded to it.

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